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Reducing Food Waste
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Reducing Food Waste

How do we know when food is truly expired? Official expiration dates can be wildly misleading, causing food to be eaten past its expiry date or thrown away while still perfectly edible.

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Capturing Community Energy
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Capturing Community Energy

The award-winning project Running Taoyuan in terms of its elements, key components, objectives, and outcome

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Red Bricks Redefined
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Red Bricks Redefined

Domani architectural concepts adapts the traditional chinese red brick to create a sustainable, cultural landmark in foshan, china.

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Of Nature And Community
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Of Nature And Community

To overcome building restrictions, gensler singapore designed vietnam’s viettel group’s headquarters as a unique, oval-shaped building with an energy-efficient green roof.

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Intersection Of Modernity And Tradition
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Intersection Of Modernity And Tradition

SCDA Architects Has Composed A Glass Atrium To Preserve And Integrate A French Colonial Villa Within The Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh.

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SOLAR GREENHOUSE
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SOLAR GREENHOUSE

Construction materials were obtained locally, the crops grown are indigenous using hydroponic techniques and solar panels cover the roof.

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A LAYERED APPROACH
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A LAYERED APPROACH

A DEEP TERRACE GUARDS THIS HOUSE AGAINST THE TROPICAL WEATHER, WHILE ENCOURAGING OUTDOOR LIVING.

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RETRO FEAST
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RETRO FEAST

DINING AT CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC BY THE DANDY COLLECTION, IN COLLABORATION WITH EDG DESIGN, IS LIKE ENTERING A TIME CAPSULE FROM THE 1960S.

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A CUT ABOVE
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A CUT ABOVE

CAPRI BY FRASER, BUKIT BINTANG IS A POLISHED METROPOLITAN GEM BY PAKATAN REKA ARKITEK AND SCDA ARCHITECTS THAT REFLECTS PRAGMATIC DESIGN ON A CHALLENGING AND COMPACT CBD SITE.

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FULLY RECHARGED
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FULLY RECHARGED

ST JAMES POWER STATION HAS BEEN SENSITIVELY RESTORED AND REFURBISHED BY W ARCHITECTS, IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH STUDIO LAPIS.

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THE DEVELOPER
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THE DEVELOPER

WHAT SHOULD SINGAPORE HOUSES IN THE 21ST CENTURY BE LIKE? TAN CHER MING OF MING ARCHITECTS IS REWRITING THE DEFINITION.

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THE NEW LEADER
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THE NEW LEADER

IN PRIORITISING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, MELVIN TAN, THE LATEST PRESIDENT OF THE SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, ENCOURAGES MORE ATTENTION TO BE FOCUSED ON WEB 3.0 AND THE METAVERSE.

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VISIONS OF TOMORROW
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VISIONS OF TOMORROW

FOUR YOUNG CREATIVES SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE INTERIOR DESIGN INDUSTRY MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

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DRAMATIC FORM
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DRAMATIC FORM

A MUSEUM DESIGNED BY UAD TO RESPECT THE SITE IT STANDS ON RISES ALONG THE BANKS OF A RIVER IN CHINA’S FUJIAN PROVINCE.

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Garden Variety

Green corridors both above and underground give this hard-edged development that has been revamped by TA.LE Architects a relaxed and more inviting feel.

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Rocks In A Stream

The performing arts centre by rocco design architects associates at the bao’an cultural district is the metaphorical translation of the water erosion process.

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The Interior Design Industry Is Surviving And Not Thriving

The Interior Design Industry Is Surviving And Not Thriving. Can This Be True?

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The Grace Of Koi

Inspired by the sweeping movements of ornamental fish in an adjacent lake, the Changshu Jinmao sales centre by aedas sets the stage for a new mixed-use development in China’s Jiangsu province.

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Green Is The New Gold

The finance industry has finally awakened to the need to have sustainability-related funding solutions and architecture can help to drive it.

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How To Design A Multi-Faceted Business
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How To Design A Multi-Faceted Business

Christopher Chua, co-founder and creative director of Kulörgroup, explains how to design a multi-faceted business.

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Forms Of Higher Learning

From sleek roofs to scintillating façades, architects continue to expand the design lexicon of malaysian campuses.

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MODERN PLAYGROUND

FLAUNTING MID-CENTURY VERVE IN A LUSH LANDSCAPE, THE STANDARD, HUA HIN STRIKES A BALANCE BETWEEN UNDERSTATED THAI ELEGANCE AND A SENSE OF FUN.

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MIX IT UP
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MIX IT UP

SET IN A TRADITIONAL SHOPHOUSE, THIS MEXICAN AND JAPANESE FUSION RESTAURANT CONCEPTUALISED BY OWIU DESIGN COMBINES ELEMENTS INSPIRED BY BOTH CULTURES.

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A LEISURELY SHOP

NATURE AND SCULPTURAL FORMS INTRODUCED BY DESIGN STUDIO BURDIFILEK TURN SEOUL’S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE INTO A WELCOMING AND TRANQUIL PUBLIC SPACE.

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The Newly Revamped East Coast Park By RSP
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The Newly Revamped East Coast Park By RSP

The newly revamped East Coast Park by RSP has greater visual appeal, is easier to navigate and brings visitors closer to nature.

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East Coast Has Been Transformed Into A Luxurious Abode
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East Coast Has Been Transformed Into A Luxurious Abode

With its spray-lacquered feature walls, custom-patterned glass and wood veneers, an 800ft2 apartment on the 27th floor of the new Seaside Residences in Singapore’s East Coast has been transformed into a luxurious abode.

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An Emirati Jungle
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An Emirati Jungle

Walk through the Singapore Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai, designed by woha, and learn how building designs can draw from and give back to nature.

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Recognising The Best
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Recognising The Best

AMP Design co’s shophouse rendition terrace house project is one of the winners at the design excellence awards 2021.

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Warm To This Look
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Warm To This Look

Pink And Red Dominate This Japanese Café, Which Boasts A Design By Transit Branding Studio Inspired By Koji Production.

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The Multi-Hyphenate Designer
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The Multi-Hyphenate Designer

Melvin Keng, principal architect of Kaizen architecture, discusses how his profession is now even more variegated than before.

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